Been to Schiphol again, and have seen a lot of nice planes (log and photos to follow). During the day I noted three odd things I’d like you lot to identify/explain me.
1) This has been bugging me for quite a while actually. Every F100 seems to have a line of black dots going from the wing root forwards. What are these “dots”.
2) A strange reflection can be noted in the blue part of the livery of this DutchBird A320. What is it?
3) Last one is a kustwacht (dutch coastguard) Dornier plane. Under the belly there is a long metal bar or something. What is it? And when was it instaled, cause I have not seen it previously.
Thanks in advance for your help.
By: tenthije - 26th June 2004 at 23:16
Side-Looking-Airborne-Radar (SLAR) all right, check out this web site:
http://www.wsv.de/cis/aircraft/aircraft.htm
The same “bar” antenna is shown there.
Thanks. Must be a recent addition to the plane then, as I can not remember having seen that radar before.
By: Whiskey Delta - 26th June 2004 at 23:10
The Do 228-212 LM variants carry a large assortment of very sophisticated electronics, in order to detect maritime pollution. Systems include SLAR (Side Looking Airborne Radar), Infrared, Laser- and Ultraviolett Sensors, Microwaveradiometers, and a system to take aerial samples while flying. Furthermore, the aircrafts position can be traced on a digitized map. Aircraft’s crew consists of three-man.
I’d agree that the bar seems a bit thin for side looking radar (SLAR), perhaps it’s part of their system that collects aerial samples. Just a thought.
By: Papa Lima - 26th June 2004 at 23:01
Side-Looking-Airborne-Radar (SLAR) all right, check out this web site:
http://www.wsv.de/cis/aircraft/aircraft.htm
The same “bar” antenna is shown there.
By: Papa Lima - 26th June 2004 at 22:56
My guess for the bar underneath is side-scan radar, although it’s a bit thin for that! Better try the Modern Militaries, but keep well clear of politics there!
By: Whiskey Delta - 26th June 2004 at 21:56
Those streaks on the DutchBird A320 are caused by some sort of fluid streaking and drying. I don’t know where they fly but you see it in the US quite frequenty during the late fall, winter and early spring as a result of using de-icing fluid. A lot of times on cool mornings the de-ice fluid is used to remove the morning frost. The fluid will rundown the sides and not dry until the aircraft is airborne. The fluid will dry in patterns showing the airflow around the fuselage in flight.
I don’t know if it would be deice fluid but it’s from some sort of liquid drying. It could even be from flying a dirty aircraft through a small rain shower and as it dries you’ll see something similar to the above picture.
That’s my guess, I don’t know about the other 2.
By: tenthije - 26th June 2004 at 18:24
i think the metal bar may be for radio transmissions
Isn’t that a bit too long just for radio transmissions?
By: topjet330 - 26th June 2004 at 18:12
i think the metal bar may be for radio transmissions
By: MANAIRPORTMAD - 26th June 2004 at 17:12
I cant answer your question, but that F100 is the exact one that landed from AMS today at MAN.
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